Comparison

My Audiobook vs LeafWave

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

My Audiobook

Features
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My Audiobook transforms your EPUB eBooks into high-quality MP3 audiobooks. Access a wide variety of languages and voices, from Standard to Premium. Powered by Google Cloud Text-to-Speech.

About

LeafWave

This app allows you to read and listen to books and documents, offering customizable reading experiences and on-device narration. It supports various file formats and provides tools for annotation and sharing, with a strong focus on user privacy.

Highlights
  • Import EPUB, PDF, text, and more
  • Switch between visual reading and narration
  • On-device narration for privacy and offline use
  • Adjustable text size, spacing, and themes
  • Add bookmarks and highlights
  • Export annotated documents
  • Access free public-domain titles
Features
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LeafWave helps you read with your eyes, listen at your pace, and keep your place across long books and documents. Import EPUB, PDF, text, RTF, HTML, and Markdown files, then switch naturally between visual reading and narration. LeafWave’s bundled neural voices run on your iPhone or iPad, so your document text stays private and narration works offline. Apple system voices remain available too. READ YOUR WAY • Adjust text size, spacing, theme, and reading layout • Move by chapter, page, paragraph, or book progress • Resume from your saved reading or listening position • Browse more than 75,000 free public-domain titles from Project Gutenberg LISTEN ANYWHERE • Expressive on-device narration with multiple voice styles • Automatic language detection and narration across 31 languages with Premium • Background and lock-screen playback with system media controls • Adjustable narration speed and generated-audio continuity • Teach LeafWave how to pronounce names and tricky words with Premium MARK UP AND SHARE • Add bookmarks and highlights • Attach comments to exact passages • Export annotated PDFs, embedded PDF annotations, or an editable LeafWave Review Package PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No LeafWave account, advertising, analytics, or tracking • Narration and document analysis happen on-device • Optional iCloud sync is off by default and uses your private iCloud account • Imported documents remain local unless you enable sync or share an export LeafWave includes a 14-day Premium trial. After the trial, visual reading, bookmarks, Apple system narration, two natural voice styles, five narration languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and German), and a five-book library remain available. Premium unlocks all ten natural voice styles, all 31 narration languages, unlimited books, Teach LeafWave, highlights, comments, annotated exports, and optional iCloud sync. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in App Store account settings. Lifetime Premium is a one-time purchase. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Audiobook3 screens
LeafWave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LeafWave at none against My Audiobook's 10. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. My Audiobook sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. LeafWave asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
My Audiobook versus LeafWave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy AudiobookLeafWave
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB266 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMathieu BourgeoisSamik Banerjee

In-app purchases

10 purchases

My Audiobook

One-time10
  • Audiobook synthesis$329.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$334.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$369.99
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  • Audiobook synthesis$379.00
  • Audiobook synthesis$379.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$384.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$389.00
  • Audiobook synthesis$399.00
  • Audiobook synthesis$399.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$400.00
None

LeafWave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Audiobook free?
My Audiobook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LeafWave free?
LeafWave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Audiobook or LeafWave have ads?
Neither My Audiobook nor LeafWave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Audiobook or LeafWave?
My Audiobook ships an update every 4 days, and LeafWave every 4 days. Most recently, My Audiobook was updated on October 25, 2026 and LeafWave on October 7, 2026.

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